take a risk
idiom
: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.
Every time you invest money, you're taking a risk.
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Experience can make one too cautious and too fearful of failure to take a risk.
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mission team had to take a risk by switching Voyager 1 to its primary roll thrusters and turning them on before attempting to fix and restart the heaters.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Creatives who want studios to take a risk on their projects have to have budget-friendly solutions when LA, Georgia, and North Carolina don’t work out.
—Zoltan Kesz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Meanwhile her railroad tycoon husband will take a risk on revolutionizing the railroad industry, which could ruin him.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mission team had to take a risk by switching Voyager 1 to its primary roll thrusters and turning them on before attempting to fix and restart the heaters.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Creatives who want studios to take a risk on their projects have to have budget-friendly solutions when LA, Georgia, and North Carolina don’t work out.
—Zoltan Kesz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Meanwhile her railroad tycoon husband will take a risk on revolutionizing the railroad industry, which could ruin him.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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“Take a risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20risk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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